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Tony Simotes talks about Shakespeare, the actor, and fighting at Shakespeare and Company

Tony Simotes is the entrepreneurial and inspiring Artistic Director of Shakespeare and Company. In an extract from a fascinating interview he talks about his expert interest in how fights and violence work on stage, how they are integrated with the overall story, and the effect they have on the actor, as well as the audience. He looks forward to the future of Shakespeare and Company and how its values might be transferred to the younger generation (‘You just have to have a passion to explore who you are’) and recalls a moment of personal and professional epiphany at Delphos…